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civilizations

The correct spelling is civilizations.

How to pronounce civilizations

noun

Say it like: Siv-ili-zas-hon-s

The correct spelling is civilizations. An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development. For example: "Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

Usage Examples

Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.

A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.

The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.
  2. 2.Human society, particularly civil society.
  3. 3.The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
  4. 4.The state or quality of being civilized.
  5. 5.The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

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